enervating 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of enervatingnext
as in exhausting

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enervating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of enervate
1
as in undermining
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul

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2
as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards

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  1. weakening
  2. undermining
  3. softening
  4. debilitating
Verb
  • China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.
    Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Those job losses, coupled with an ongoing Boeing strike and the effects of Hurricane Helene, could massively distort the October jobs report (released on November 1) at a time when the Fed is heavily scrutinizing employment data for signs of a weakening labor market, economists tell CNN.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakening
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  • This imbalance prevents any bylaw changes to rein in abuses or limit the use of property, undermining the quality of life of those full-time residents and transforming the nature of the neighborhood.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.
    Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of undermining
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  • Manufacturing and services sector surveys have pointed to slower hiring, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week characterized the labor market as solid but softening.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Next, as the cheese reaches the temperature of water from a hot tap, the proteins within it start losing water, shrinking and softening.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of softening
Adjective
  • Just as Romer, then CEO of Guild, was recuperating from a debilitating stroke that had left the right side of her body paralyzed, her company was in the midst of an expansion into upskilling programs for health care workers.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Matthew Sweet is raising healthcare funds after being hospitalized due to a debilitating stroke on October 12 while on tour in Toronto supporting Hanson.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of debilitating
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